Allscripts and MedManage Partner to Offer Convenient Online Prescription Drug Education and Sample Access to Physicians
Bothell, WA -- January 29, 2007 -- Allscripts, the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions for physicians, today announced that its Physicians Interactive™ Group has formed a strategic partnership with MedManage Systems, Inc., the leading provider of online prescription drug sampling solutions. Under the agreement, Allscripts and MedManage will join forces to offer physicians quick and convenient online access to prescription drug education, samples and vouchers.
The partnership combines the online strengths of MedManage's eMedSample® Intelligent Sampling™ technology with Allscripts' Physician Relationship Management Platform™ to provide physicians with on-demand access to medication samples, patient education materials, product education programs, pharmacy coupons and other resources that help physicians improve the quality of patient care. Pharma-specified physicians will have access to their own personalized online Resource Center, available 24 hours a day, 7-days a week, helping quickly connect them with the right services at the right time.
This collaboration extends the reach of pharmaceutical manufacturers to conveniently provide valuable samples, vouchers and education to physicians at a reduced cost versus traditional distribution methods. By providing an on-demand service, pharmaceutical manufacturers help physicians get the medication samples and information they need, when they need them.
"This partnership brings together two industry leaders to form the most comprehensive online sampling and education solution for physicians and pharmaceutical manufacturers," stated Cecil Kost, MedManage's President and CEO. "The combination of our respective technology platforms and deep domain expertise creates a powerful channel for pharmaceutical manufacturers to dynamically present the right information and samples to physicians in a highly targeted and personalized manner."
"In today's climate, pharmaceutical manufacturers are looking to reduce marketing cost and increase their value to physicians and patients, "stated Donato Tramuto, President of Allscripts Physicians Interactive Group. "The rich functionality of this solution allows pharmaceutical manufacturers to conveniently provide valuable resources to reduce costs and improve the quality of care for patients."
About MedManage
MedManage Systems offers the most comprehensive online prescription drug-sampling solutions with XpressSignTM electronic ordering capability for the pharmaceutical industry. Designed to augment field sales efforts, MedManage's OmniSample(sm) Solution includes the eMedSample® online drug-sampling platform, physician targeting and recruitment services and marketing informatics.
MedManage's solutions allow pharmaceutical companies to extend their sampling reach and frequency through an online drug sampling service and provide a comprehensive sampling system through all stages of the product life cycle. Working closely with a growing network of strategic physician access partners and sample fulfillment organizations, MedManage ensures a fully integrated sampling solution. The company's corporate headquarters are located outside Seattle, WA. Additional information on MedManage can be found at http://www.medmanagesystems.com.
About Allscripts
Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare. The Company's business groups provide unique solutions that inform, connect and transform healthcare. The Clinical Solutions Group's award-winning clinical software applications include Electronic Health Record, practice management, electronic prescribing, document imaging, emergency department and care management solutions. Additionally, Allscripts provides clinical product education and connectivity solutions for physicians and patients through its Physicians InteractiveTM Group and medical fulfillment services through its Medication Services Group. To learn more, visit Allscripts on the web at http://www.allscripts.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements about Allscripts Healthcare Solutions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are developed by combining currently available information with Allscripts beliefs and assumptions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Because Allscripts cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that may affect it, or control the ones it does predict, Allscripts' actual results may be materially different from the results expressed in its forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Allscripts, see the Company's 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available through the Web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
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